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In sharp contrast to Western European countries like Britain, Indian cities did not mushroom in the nineteenth century colonial
period.
The pace of urbanisation in India was slower than western Europe under colonial rule.
a)Bombay was the Premier city of the three Presidency cities.
b)Bombay as compared to London went through various phases in the making of a premier city
i.) At árst, Bombay was the major outlet for cotton textiles from Gujarat.
ii.) Later, in the nineteenth century, the city functioned as a port through which large quantities of raw materials such as cotton and opium would pass.
iii.) Gradually, it also became an important administrative centre in western India,
iv.) By the end of the nineteenth century, it became a major industrial centre.
a)Bombay was a crowded city. While every Londoner in the 1840s enjoyed
an average space of 155 square yards, Bombay had a mere 9.5 square yards
b)By 1872, when London had an average of 8 persons per house, the density in Bombay was as high as 20.
c)The Bombay Fort area which formed the heart of the city in the early 1800s was divided between a ‘native’ town, where most of the Indians lived, and a European or ‘white’ section
d)A European suburb and an industrial zone began to develop to the north of the Fort settlement area, with a similar suburb and cantonment in the south. This racial pattern was true of all three Presidency cities.
e)As compared to the European elite, the richer Parsi, Muslim and upper caste
The pace of urbanisation in India was slower than western Europe under colonial rule.
a)Bombay was the Premier city of the three Presidency cities.
b)Bombay as compared to London went through various phases in the making of a premier city
i.) At árst, Bombay was the major outlet for cotton textiles from Gujarat.
ii.) Later, in the nineteenth century, the city functioned as a port through which large quantities of raw materials such as cotton and opium would pass.
iii.) Gradually, it also became an important administrative centre in western India,
iv.) By the end of the nineteenth century, it became a major industrial centre.
a)Bombay was a crowded city. While every Londoner in the 1840s enjoyed
an average space of 155 square yards, Bombay had a mere 9.5 square yards
b)By 1872, when London had an average of 8 persons per house, the density in Bombay was as high as 20.
c)The Bombay Fort area which formed the heart of the city in the early 1800s was divided between a ‘native’ town, where most of the Indians lived, and a European or ‘white’ section
d)A European suburb and an industrial zone began to develop to the north of the Fort settlement area, with a similar suburb and cantonment in the south. This racial pattern was true of all three Presidency cities.
e)As compared to the European elite, the richer Parsi, Muslim and upper caste
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